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J. H. SCHARLING.

POCKET AsE. APPLICATION FILED APR. I9. I9I5- Patented May 23,1916. I

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e? ATTORNEY UNTT STATS PATENT JOI-IN I-I. SCHARLINQVOF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

POCKET-CASE.

Application led April 19, 1915.

be a full, clear, and exact description of the V invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention has reference, gendgerally, to improvements in that class ofv pocket-cases which are adapted for the purpose of carrying therein matches, cigarettes,

and the like; andthe invention relates, more particularly, to a novel construction of v1 pocket-case or box, having a holder-section in its endto which are hinged a closable section and cover-section arranged to open simultaneously and oppositely to present the upwardlyextending ends of cigarettes or L matches, the latter of the paper-folder safety match type,

freely and unobstructedly for removal from the pocket-case or box.

The invention has for its principal object to provide a neat and simply constructed .pocket-case or box of the general character stated; and the same has for a further object to provide such an association of hinged closable-section and cover-section with avertical holder-section, that when the hinged jsections are opened, and the pocket-case or box is used to carry paper-folders of matches, the igniting orscratching surface of thematch-folder is duly exposed for use.

A further object of the present invention lis to provide a device for normally holding both the hinged closable-section and the hinged cover-section in normal closed relation to each .other and to the holder-section of the pocket-case or ibex.'

Other objects of the present invention, not at this timemore particularly enumerated, will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the same.

With the various objects of my present invention in view,` the same consists, primarilv. in the novel pocket-case or box hereinafter set forth; and the invention consists, furthermore, in the various novel arrangements and combinations of the sev- Speciication of Letters Patent.

novel and simple snap-catch Patented May 23, 1916.

serial No. 22,263.

eral parts, and the details of the construction of the same, all of which will be here inafter more fully described in the followlng specification, and then nally embodied in the claims appended thereto.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a front face view of the novel pocket-case or box, made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a side or edge view of the same; and Fig. 3 is an opposite or reary face-view of said novel pocket-case or box. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section of the novel pocket-case or box showing the same closed, and in use to carry a paper-folder of safety matches of the well known type; and Fig. 5 is a similar view of said novel pocketcase or box showing the same opened to present the matches so that one or more of the same may be removed and used, this yview also illustrating the exposure of the striking or scratching surface of the match- Vfolder when said pocket-case or box is opened. ,Fig 6 is an enlarged detail vertical transverse section through the novel snap-catch device of the hinged closable section and the hinged cover-section, showing how the same is released from its holding position. Y i

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the hereinafter described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the said drawings, the reference character 1 indicates a complete pocket-case or box which is made according to and which embodies the principles of the present invention, and the same comprises a vertical holder-section 2 which is vertically disposed so as to form one end of the vpocket-case or box, and comprises a rear side wall 3, end walls 4, and a front side wall 5.` The said front side wall 5.. is cut down so that the same is of considerably less extent in height than the said rear side wall 3 and the end walls 4, for purposes subsequently tobe described.

The reference character 6 indicates a closable pivoted section which comprises a rear side wall 7 and end walls 8, said section being open throughout its front side. The lower marginal edge of said rear side wall 7 of said closable section 6 is registeredv cover-section. The lower marginal edge of` this cover sect1on12 is registered with the lower marginal edge Vof said rear side wall 7 of said closable section 6 is provided with a pair of tubular hinge-leaves 9, whichdovetail between and in yalinement with a similar pair of tubular hinge-leaves 10, which are affixed to theupper marginal edge of said rear side wall 3 of the holder-section 2, so A that by inserting through said alined 'tubular hinge-leaves 9 and 10 a hinge-pintle 11,

said closable section 6 is thereby relatedl pivotally to said holder-section 2. Y

The reference character 12 indicates a upper'marginal edge of said front side wall ,5 of said holder-section 2, and said llower marginal edgeV of said cover-section 12 is provided with a pair of 'tubularhinge-` leaves 13,-whicl1 dovetail between and are in alinement with -a similar pair of tubular hinge-leaves 14, which are affixed to 'said upper marginal edge of said front side wall 5 of the holder-section 2. A twisted springy spring-pintle 15, placing said cover-section` pintle is passed through said alined tubular hinge-leaves 13 and 14, and one end of the same is securely fixed within the end tubular hinge-leaf 13 of said cover-section 12, and theV other end of the saine is securely iixed within the end tubular-hinge-leaf. 11

of said holder-section 2, thus not only pivot- `ingsald'cover-section 12-to said holder-section2, but by virtue of the action ofisaid 12 under the influence of the tension of said spring-pintle 15 when in closed position so thatwhen said cover-section 12 is'released Vfrom its normally closed position it i will l tend toV spring open under the action of said spring-pintle 15. When said closablesection 6 and vcover-section 12 are moved-together, they llatter extends over and closes over the open front of the former., and also Y closes over the open front portion of the holder-section 2 which results from shortening' or reducing in height the front side wall 5 of said holder-section 2; and'at the Y same` time, said closable section 6 is thereby placed in vertical alinement with the vertical holder-section 2, so that its rear side wall 7 andend walls 8 respectively form continuations vof the rearjside wall 3 and end walls 4 of said holder-section 2, and thus thepocket-case or box is closed toentirely close the upwardly projecting` ends of matches,'cigarettes-or any other .articles Vvertically disposed and contained inv said holder-section 2. The means for yretaining Y said closable-section 6 and said cover-section tion 2, comprisesl a snap-catch ldevice con- 12 inthe above" described closedy relation, relative to each other and said holder-sccsisting of a suitable main body or tail-piece 16, which is'secur'ed by solder or any suitable mechanical fastening means `to the upper end wall of said closable-section 6. The w outer end ofsaid main body orv tail-piece is provided with a downwardly Vprojecting catch-,nosing 17, the outer side or extremity of which is chainfered, as at 18. The upper v marginal edge-of said cover-section 12 is provided with a cutaway portion orrnotch 19 adapted to surround the outwardlyV projecting end ofsaidmain body or tail-piece 1G of said snap-catch when the cover-section K ,Y

12 is closed, but `the depth of said notch is less than the length'of the downwardly projecting catch-nosing 17, sol that Vthe v latter will properly engage the vmarginal edge of i said cover-sectionv12 at the bottoniV ofsaid cutaway portion or notch 19, -andthus retain saidVcoVer-section 12 in itsV closedrevlation f Since the cover-section 12 is -made of'a single Vsheet or thickness of metal it pos-` Y sesses a *degreeV of resiliency Ywhich allows the saine to bend slightlytransversely when movedV against the chanif'eredvY portion 18v of v the ca'tch-nosing 17, thus allowing the upper vend of theA saine .to snap Vor spring `by and `under Ythesaid catch-.nosingY 17 toits.

closed position; This closing lmovement* is further aided bythe'fact'thatthe length of the closable section 6 is shorter than'the y Y length ofthe cover-section 12 so that their' `f hinges or pivots are oif-setfromV each other,l

consequently thearc described bytheV closand since both of these parts are' Inovingtoable-section 6, when approaching said coversection Y12 in closing or opening the poclet- Y Y Y case or box, is Sharper or moreV acutethan the arc described by said cover-section12,

gether VV,toward each other this results in ofthe cover-section toV snap the same over the catch-nosing. This is illustrated more; particularly in. Fig. 601 the drawings. ,A

HVTo open 'the pocket-case or box when,

closed, fthe holder-section 2 is grasped in the fingers o'fone hand, and the closable section 6 is grasped in the fingers of the other hand ;e- *Y Y Y then, by v'swinging backward the latter on itsfliinge,fthe' catch-nosing 17 is slightly elevated aspabove described, and as it still pulls against the-upper edge ofthe cover-section 12 it vcauses ythe latterto bend Vtransversely until the said. Vcover-sectionsnaps or springs over the'catcli-nosing17, so-that the spring- A pintle 15 is free to swing said cover-section 12 to its fully opened position, as 'shown in slightly raising the catch-nosing 17 above its normal plane, Athus reducingto ammiinum'the degree of spring or bend required Fig. v5 of the drawings. When the pocket-V case or box is thus opened, so that the closthereof from rthe holder-section 2 is provided. When the pocket-case or box is used as a match holder for folders of paper safety matches, it will be apparent that the shortened front side wall 5 of the holder-section 2 leaves an uncovered space above said front side wall 5, exposing the striking or scratching surface 2O of a folderof matches 21, so that a match rem ved from the pocket-case or box may be readily applied thereto for ignition. When the said pocket-case or box is used as a match-box for folders of matches, such as 21, the front and rear sides thereofl may be made divergent, as shown in the drawings, to provide sufficient room in theupper end of the closed pocket-case or box for the heads of such matches, thus eliminating any danger of crushing the heads of said matches when closing the pocket-case or box, thus rendering the same useless. Gf course, IV do not limit my novel construction of pocket-case or box to the possession of such divergent walls, since the llatter may be made straight Vand parallel,

which is the usual manner of construction when adapting my novel construction of pocket-case or box to perform the service of a cigarette-case.

' I am aware that some changes may be made in the general arrangements yand combinations of the various parts, without departing from the scope of ythe present invention, as delined in the claims appended hereto. Hence, 1 do not limit my invention to the exactarrangements and combinations of the said parts as described in the foregoing specification, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings;

1 claim l. A pocket-case or box comprising a vertically disposed holder-section forming one end of the same, a closable-section hinged to the rear side wall of said holder-section, a cover-section hinged to the front side Wall ofV said holder-section, the arc of swing of said closable-section being more acute than ythe arc of the swing of said cover-section,

and a catch-nosing connected with the free end of said closable-section into engagement with which the upper edge of said coversection moves when said closable-section and said cover-section are swung together to their closed positions.

2. A pocket-case or box comprising a vertically disposed holder-section forming one end of the same, a closable section open at its front side and hinged to the rear side wall of said holder-section, a cover-section comprising a single thickness or sheet of the material of which the pocket-case or box is made, said cover-section being hinged to the front side wall of said holder-section, said cover-section possessing resiliency permit- ,ting the same to bend transversely, and a catch-nosing connected with the free rend of said closable-section into engagement with which the upper edge of said cover-section may be sprung when said closable-section and said cover-section are swung together to their closed positions.

3. A pocket-case or box comprising a vertically disposed holder-section forming one end of the same, a closable section open at its front side and hinged to the rear side wall of said holder-section, a cover-section comprising a single .thickness or sheet of the material of which the pocket-case or box is made, said cover-section being hinged to the front side wall of said holder-section,

said cover-section possessing resiliency permitting the same to bend transversely, a catch-nosing connected withk the free end of said closable-section into engagement with which the upper edge of said cover-section may be sprung when said closable-section and said cover-section are swung together to their closed positions, and spring-means associated with said cover-section for actuating its opening movementv when released from said catch-nosing,

Ll. A pocket-case or box comprising a vertically disposed holder-section having a rear side wall, end walls, and a front side wall,l the said front side wall being reduced in height relative to the height of the rea-rv side wall, a closable-section having a rear side wall and end walls but open at its front side, a hinge-connection between the lower marginal edge of the rear side wall of said closable-section and the upper marginal edge of the rear side made, a hinge-connection between the lower marginal edge of said cover-section and the upper marginal edge of the front side wall of said holder-section, said closable-section and said cover-section being adapted to be swung together in closed relation to each other and to said holder-section, and means for retaining said closable section and coversection in such closed relation.

5. A pocket-case or box comprising a Vertically disposed holder-section having a rear side wall, end walls, and a front side wall, the said front side wall being reduced in height relative to the height of the rear side wall, a closable-section having a rear side wall and end walls but open at its front side, a hinge-connection between the lower marginal edge of the rear side wall of said' section, said closable-section and said coversection being adapted to be swung together iii closed relation to each other and to said `side wall, a closable-section having a rear side walland end walls but open at its front side, a hinge-connection between the lower marginal edge of the rear side wall Vof said closable-section and the upper marginal edge of the rearside wall of said holder-sectio-n, acover-section comprising a single thickness or sheet of the material of which the pocketcase or boXl is made, a hinge-connection -between the lower marginal edge of saidcoversection and the upper marginal edge of the front side wall of said holder-section, said p. closable-section and said coveresection being adapted to be swung .together in closed relation to each other and to said holdersection', land a catch-nosing connected with the free end of vsaid closable-section into engagement with which the upper edge of said cover-section moves when said closable-secf tion and said cover-section are swung together to ltheir closed positions.

7 A pocket-case or boX comprising a ver- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing Washington, 1A). C,

tically disposed holder-section havinga rear Y sidewall, end walls, anda front side wall, j the said front side-wall vbeing reducedV inY height relative to the height of the rear side wall, a closabl'e-section having `a rear Vside wall and end walls but open atits front side,

Va hinge-connection between the lowerl marn ginal edge of the rear side wall ofsaid closable-section and the upper marginal edge 'of the rear sidewall of said holder-section, a cover-section comprising a single thi/cleV ness for sheet of the material ofrwhich'the pocket-casegor boX is made, a hinge-connec- Y tion vbetween the lower marginal edge/of saidV cover-section and theV upperrmarginal edge of the front sidewall of'said holdersection, Vsaidclosa'ble-sectioii and said coverv section being adapted tobe swung 'together in' closed relation to veachY other, and` a catchnosing connected withthe' free-end of said closable-section into engagement with which the upper edge of said cover-section moves 1 y when said closable-section and "said'fcoverf section areswung together to-their closed positions, aiid'fspring-means associated with said cover-section forl actuating its opening movement when released Vfrom said catch- Y nosing. Y

VIn testimony, that l -claimthe invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of April, 1915.

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FREDKC; FRAENTZEL, Y Y FREDK H. YW. FRAENTZEL. f i.

the Commissioner of Patents, l 

